Milwaukee toddler's recovery allows her to give back to Children's Hospital

A Milwaukee girl with a rare condition called hypoplastic left heart syndrome is making major strides, and her recovery is allowing her to give back.

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Updated: 10:59 AM CDT Sep 10, 2013

Milwaukee toddler's recovery allows her to give back to Children's Hospital

A Milwaukee girl with a rare condition called hypoplastic left heart syndrome is making major strides, and her recovery is allowing her to give back.

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WEBVTT SURGERY CAME DAYS AFTER BIRTH. TONIGHT: A MILWAUKEE GIRL WITH A RARE CONDITION CALLED HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME IS MAKING MAJOR STRIDES. AS PATRICK PAOLANTONIO SHOWS US NEW AT TEN, HER RECOVERY IS ALLOWING HER TO GIVE BACK. WENT TO THE DOMES ALL THROUGHOUT THE WINTER. IT WAS A NICE PLACE TO GO. THE STORY OF THE PAST YEAR, PLAYS OUT IN PICTURES. MEMORIES. AND MILESTONES. MIRABELLE'S FIRST TIME IN A SWIMMING POOL. HER FIRST FAMILY VACATION. AND FIRST BIKE RIDE. AMBER MEDINA/MIRABELLE'S MOTHER HER FIRST TIME IN A CART WHICH WAS A FUNNY MILESTONE, BUT IT WAS BIG FOR ME. IT'S BEEN A YEAR OF FIRSTS. AMBER MEDINA/MIRABELLE'S MOTHER THIS IS WHAT SHE KIND OF LOOKED LIKE PROBABLY AROUND THE TIME LAST YEAR THAT YOU GUYS CAME. OUR LAST TRIP HERE, WAS JUST SHY OF THEIR LITTLE GIRL'S FIRST BIRTHDAY -- DAYS AFTER SHE HAD BEEN RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL. MIRABELLE WAS BORN WITH A RARE, CONGENITAL HEART DEFECT, THAT REQUIRED TWO OPEN HEART SURGERIES. A SITUATION SO SEVERE, SHE SPENT THE FIRST 10 MONTHS OF HER LIFE AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. AMBER MEDINA/MIRABELLE'S MOTHER I THINK WHEN WE FIRST CAME HOME, WE WERE GOING TO THE HOSPITAL THREE TIMES A WEEK. SHE WAS THAT SICK. SO, WE'VE GRADUATED TO SIX, EVERY SIX MONTHS. SO IT'S AMAZING WHAT SHE'S DONE IN A YEAR. ONE OF HER MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS. AMBER MEDINA/MIRABELLE'S MOTHER CAN SAY 'HI' AS SHE CLOSES IN ON HER SECOND BIRTHDAY, MIRABELLE IS A TODDLER ON THE GO. SHE'S NOW OFF OXYGEN. TAKES FEWER MEDS. TODDLER ON THE GO. SHE'S NOW OFF OXYGEN. TAKES FEWER MEDS. AND THE BACKPACK SHE WEARS, THAT HELPS HER EAT, IS NOW ON ONLY FOUR HOURS A DAY, INSTEAD OF 22 HOURS, LIKE BEFORE. AMBER MEDINA/MIRABELLE'S MOTHER THIS SUMMER, SHE'S FINALLY KIND OF TURNED INTO FULL HEALTH AND IT'S BEEN, WONDERFUL. KIND OF TURNED INTO FULL HEALTH AND IT'S BEEN, WONDERFUL. JOHN MEDINA/MIRABELLE'S FATHER WE GET TO BE PARENTS FINALLY. YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING WAS ON HOLD AND EVERYTHING WAS UNCERTAIN AND NOW WE GET TO BE A PART OF HER LIFE IN A WAY THAT WE JUST COULDN'T BEFORE. EVERYDAY- THEY WATCH HER GROW. AND FIND PROMISE IN MEDICAL ADVANCES. IT'S ONE OF THE REASONS THEY ONC AGAIN, HAVE A TEAM IN E BRIGGS AND AL'S N AND WALK FOR IR'S HOSPITAL. ISING MONEY AND ARENESS FOR THE SPITAL, THAT'S BECOME A SECOND HOME. BER MEDINA/MIRABELLS THER SHE'S ONE OF THE YOUNGER ONE'S, BUT SO THE OLDER ONES ARE KIND OF PAVING THE WAY AND WE HOPE TO KIND OF PAVE THE WAY FOR THE KIDS THAT ARE BEING BORN NOW AND SUPPORT THEM AND TRY TO GET THEM THE BEST CARE THEY CAN GET. MIRABELLE WILL BE PART OF IT. SHE MISSED LAST YEAR'S WALK BECAUSE OF HER HEALTH. THIS YEAR, SHE'S JOINING IN. ONE MORE ACCOMPLISHMENT, FOR THAT WALL OF MILESTONES. IN MILWAUKEE. PATRICK PAOLANTONIO. W-I-S-N, 12 NEWS. MIRABELLE IS IN SEVERAL THERAPIES- PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL AND SPEECH, TO HELP HER LEARN HOW TO TALK AND LEARN HOW TO EAT. SHE HAS ONE MORE SCHEDULED HEART SURGERY AND MAY SOMEDAY NEED A TRANSPLANT. THIS YEAR'S BRIGGS & AL'S RUN & WALK FOR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL STEPS OFF SATURDAY MORNING. IT STARTS AT 10-15 A-M AT 12TH AND WISCONSIN, NEAR THE MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS. IF YOU WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION ON THE RUN, HEAD TO WISN DOT COM. YOU'LL FIND A LINK ON

Milwaukee toddler's recovery allows her to give back to Children's Hospital

A Milwaukee girl with a rare condition called hypoplastic left heart syndrome is making major strides, and her recovery is allowing her to give back.